This morning I was checking out some saxophone pics on Flickr. After pouring over what seemed like hundreds of boring, half-assed, sometimes blurry photos posted on the social media site, (What’s that about anyway? Why don’t people put only their best pics up for others to see, rather than the visual equivalent of verbal diarrhea? But I digress…) I happened across this vintage sax shot from Vienna.
EyeOTBeholder spotted this vintage diamond in the rough, amongst the vintage china pieces at a flea market in 2009.
Am Flohmarkt #1
Photography by: EyeOTBeholder Source: Flickr
Unfortunately it’s very hard to make out many details on the horn. Here is a list though, of what features I could distinguish on this vintage sax:
- It is most likely silver plated;
- The body is most likely matte finished, while the keys are highly polished;
- It has rolled tone holes;
- It has split bell keys;
- It appears to have a G# trill key;
- The bell to body support brace is the same shape as we see on the Hohner President, and a number of other German saxophones;
- It has perhaps the tiniest button for a bis Bb key that I have ever seen on a sax;
- It does have a front F key;
- The neck, although hidden by a teacup, is attached to the horn, and has a microtuner;
- The horn is an alto.
Although I can’t say with 100% certainty which manufacturer made this saxophone, I would strongly suspect that the horn comes from Europe, is quite likely from Germany, and is likely pre-1950s.
Depending on the condition and price, if I were to see this vintage sax at a flea market, I’d probably buy it. If it were a tenor, the likelihood of me buying it would go up to around 99%. 😉
AND if it were a Bass you’d be awaiting Trial?
Oh if I’d see a bass at a flea market, and it was reasonably priced, I’d buy it. Because a girl can’t every have have too many shoes, or apparently saxophones. 😈